Fishing for Clues
by Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew: Girl Detective (26), Nancy Drew (Girl Detective series — Girl Detective 26)
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Nancy Drew investigates the disappearance of Ned's digital camera and laptop that had been used on a fishing trip with his father. Something fishy is going on in River heights - and this time I really mean it. First a burglar breaks into the Nickersons' home and snatches Ned's digital camera, and then a few days later his laptop is stolen. Ned is super bummed - There's not replacing the hilarious photos he snapped of his dad falling out of the boat on their fishing trip. I have hunch this is show more more than a run of bad luck and I'm determined to reel in the crook - hook, line,and sinker. show lessTags
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In Fishing for Clues, Nancy, Bess, and George head outdoors for some summer fun, but things quickly take a suspicious turn. A fishing tournament that should be relaxing becomes the scene of strange accidents and hidden secrets. Nancy must piece together the truth before someone gets hurt — and before the culprit reels in the prize.
This story blends outdoor adventure with mystery-solving, making it perfect for middle grade readers who love suspense, friendship, and clever detective work.
This story blends outdoor adventure with mystery-solving, making it perfect for middle grade readers who love suspense, friendship, and clever detective work.
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This book pissed me off. I couldn't help it.... It was such a letdown! Nancy Drew is my favorite series ever, but these new ones, especially the Girl Detective books, are just so stupid. They stray from the original setups, changing character details, etc... but more then that, they make Nancy look stupid! This book, the mystery, was so easy to figure out, there were so many glaringly obvious clues, and Nancy totally ignored them and was stumped until the end! The older NDs are so much better, with realy mysteries and twists that actually make the reader confused and interested.... not this one. Honestly the only reason I'm even cataloguing it is to make this review.
This book pissed me off. I couldn't help it.... It was such a letdown! Nancy Drew is my favorite series ever, but these new ones, especially the Girl Detective books, are just so stupid. They stray from the original setups, changing character details, etc... but more then that, they make Nancy look stupid! This book, the mystery, was so easy to figure out, there were so many glaringly obvious clues, and Nancy totally ignored them and was stumped until the end! The older NDs are so much better, with realy mysteries and twists that actually make the reader confused and interested.... not this one. Honestly the only reason I'm even cataloguing it is to make this review.
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Carolyn Keene was the pseudonym that Mildred Wirt Benson and Walter Karig used to write Nancy Drew books. The idea of Nancy Drew came from Edward Stratemeyer in 1929. He also had other series, that included the Hardy Boys, but he died in 1930 before the Nancy Drew series became famous. His daughters, Harriet and Edna, inherited his company and show more maintained Nancy Drew having Mildred Wirt Benson, the original Carolyn Keene, as the principal ghostwriter. During the Depression, they asked Benson to take a pay cut and she refused, which is when Karig wrote the books. Karig's Nancy Drew books were Nancy's Mysterious Letter, The Sign of the Twisted Candles, and Password to Larkspur Lane. He was fired from writing more books because of his refusal to honor the request that he keep his work as Carolyn Keene a secret. He allowed the Library of Congress to learn of his authorship and his name appeared on their catalog cards. Afterwards, they rehired Benson and she wrote until her last Nancy Drew book (#30) was written in 1953, Clue of the Velvet Mask. Harriet and Edna Stratemeyer also contributed to the Nancy Drew series. Edna wrote plot outlines for several of the early books and Harriet, who claimed to be the sole author, had actually outlined and edited nearly all the volumes written by Benson. The Stratemeyer Syndicate had begun to make its writers sign contracts that prohibited them from claiming any credit for their works, but Benson never denied her writing books for the series. After Harriet's death in 1982, Simon and Schuster became the owners of the Stratemeyer Syndicate properties and in 1994, publicly recognized Benson for her work at a Nancy Drew conference at her alma mater, the University of Iowa. Now, Nancy Drew has several ghostwriters and artists that have contributed to her more recent incarnations. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Fishing for Clues
- Original publication date
- 2007
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- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.13)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 2
